Cricket is a game of uncertainties. There is no telling what will happen in this game. Luck also plays a big role in cricket. It is very difficult to predict in advance which player’s luck will shine. Something similar has happened to the 21-year-old star player, who made a splash right after playing his Test debut. It can be said that the young player has won the big lottery as soon as he plays his first Test match. The player we are talking about is from England.
Actually, the England team is currently on a tour of New Zealand and is playing a 3-match Test series. The first Test match was played in Christchurch. England won this test match by 8 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. Jacob Bethel got a chance to make his debut for England in this Test match. Bethel did not do much in the first innings of the debut Test but in the second innings he scored a brilliant half-century off just 37 balls to lead his team to victory. Bethel has now been rewarded for this brilliant innings in the form of a central contract.
The brilliant fortune of Jacob Bethel
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has upgraded the contract of Jacob Bethel. The left-hander was previously under a development contract, but has now received a two-year central deal. Bethel has taken great leaps together. Bethel now joins an elite group of players like Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Harry Brook. Meanwhile, the pace trio of Jofra Archer, Matthew Potts and Braden Kars have also extended their contracts till 2026.
England Cricket Team’s 2 Year Central Contract Players: Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Jos Butler (Lancashire), Brydon Carrs (Durham), Matthew Potts (Durham), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Mark Wood (Durham).
England cricket team players who got a one-year central contract: Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Jack Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Liam Livingstone. Josh Tong (Nottinghamshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
England Development Agreement: Josh Hull (Leicestershire), John Turner (Hampshire).
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